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Siwsan

(27,658 posts)
Fri Mar 24, 2023, 11:11 AM Mar 2023

Does anyone else come home from a therapy session feeling absolutely exhausted?

I had to stop on the way home to buy kitty litter and now I'm ready for a nap.

Unfortunately the kitcats want to play.

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Does anyone else come home from a therapy session feeling absolutely exhausted? (Original Post) Siwsan Mar 2023 OP
Therapy is hard work MontanaMama Mar 2023 #1
Yes. piddyprints Mar 2023 #2
Almost every time. irisblue Mar 2023 #3
It varies... 2naSalit Mar 2023 #4
The nap itself is probably therapeutic. Midnight Writer Mar 2023 #5
With a good therapist, YES kozar Mar 2023 #6

2naSalit

(97,593 posts)
4. It varies...
Fri Mar 24, 2023, 11:25 AM
Mar 2023

I make a point of having errands to do afterward so I can focus on other things before going home. I usually go about an hour after I get home but I don't always need a nap by then. But I started doing that because I wanted to stop going home and taking a nap.

It takes a lot to address old stuff, some days I'm a wreck when I come out. That's when I take a little drive to a peaceful spot for a little meditation.

Maybe give the kitties a few minutes and quietly sneak your way to the napping spot and go for it, that's what they do, they'll get it and join you, all will be well.





Midnight Writer

(24,519 posts)
5. The nap itself is probably therapeutic.
Fri Mar 24, 2023, 03:10 PM
Mar 2023

It allows you to process and consolidate the therapy without distraction.

kozar

(3,215 posts)
6. With a good therapist, YES
Mon Mar 27, 2023, 05:41 AM
Mar 2023

You should feel exhausted. Your emotional wounds are being healed.
As with any wound, the initial treatment is the worst.

KozandLilBit

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